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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō (“theft”). Equivalent to *þeub (“thief”) + *-iþu.
Noun
*þiubiþu f
- theft
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*þiubiþu
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| Genitive
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*þiubiþā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*þiubiþu
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*þiubiþō
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| Accusative
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*þiubiþā
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*þiubiþā
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| Genitive
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*þiubiþā
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*þiubiþō
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| Dative
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*þiubiþē
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*þiubiþōm, *þiubiþum
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| Instrumental
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*þiubiþu
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*þiubiþōm, *þiubiþum
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Descendants
- Old English: þīefþ, þȳfþ, þīfþ, þēofþ, þēoft
- Middle English: thefte, theffte, theft, thifthe, þeefte, þeft, þeofþe, þeuft, þiefþe, þifte, þyefþe
- Old Frisian: thiubda, thiuvethe, thiuvede, thiufthe, tiefte
- Old Saxon: *thiuvitha
- Middle Low German: dü̂vede, dêfte
- Old Dutch: *thiuvitha
- Old High German: *diubida
- Middle High German: diubede